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NORWICH, ' CONN MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1915
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Fall Back From Mountain Range to Mountain Range
Before Their Pursuers
ARE INFLICTING HEAVY
Along the Eastern Front the Serbians Are Holding Their Own
Against the Bulgarians British and French Have Re
ceived Reinforcements end Are Undertaking Small Of
fensive Movements Central Powers Have Again Pro
' ' tested to Greece Against the Landing of Allied Troops at
Saloniki King Constantine is Reported to Have Replied
'. That Saloniki is an Open Port Ruians Have Repelled
German Drive Toward Riga and Dvinsk and Have Tak
en the Offensive Along the.Styr River the Austro Ger
mans Have Pierced the Russian Lines.
" London, Notj. 1. 9.50 p. m. The
Serbians are falling back from moun
tain range to mountain range before
the advance ol the Austro-German
forces, which 'report the capture of a
thousand or more prisoners daily,- a
lew guns and quantities of stores. They
are fighting continuously, however, and
are inflicting considerable losses on
their pursuers.
Serbs Holding Bulgars.
Along' the eastern-front the Serbians
appear to be holding their own against
the Bulgarians and are making a stand
On the western bank of the Morava
river. : So stubborn has been thejr re
sistance that the Bulgarians have- had
to call for assistance from the Austro
German artillery in their effort - to
drive the defenders out of Katchanik
Pass. Thus far they have been unsuc
cessful. . - v-.'.
Allies Receive Reinforcements.
The . British- and French ' troops,
which are receiving reinforcements, are
also meeting With some success - and?
besides repulsing- the Bulgarian at
tacks hare undertaken small offensive
movements with good results. The
Austro -Germane and Bulgarians, how
ever made such progress from the be
ginning of the campaign that It will
take serious work now to check them.
Politioal Situation Grave. .. -;
For the moment; the political situa
tion is graver than the military. The
central powers 'have again protested to
Greece against the landing of allied
troops at Saloniki. King Constantine
is reported to have' replied that as Sa
oniki is an open port there has been
ho infringement of Greek rights in the
landing and that Greece will remain
neutral until one of the belligerents
has transgressed against those rights.
Italy, who has now- Joined her allies
by sending a warship to Saloniki, and
France are particularly anxious as to
the attitude of Greece.-.,
Germans Repelled by Russians.
"The Russians have definitely repelled
Field Marshal Von Hindenburgs drive
toward Riga and Dvinsk and along the
Dvina river and have themselves taken
the offensive, but apparently, owing to
the state of the ground, have been able
to make only slow progress in . the
marsh region west of Riga.
Austro-Germans Pierce Russian Lines.
- Along the Styr river, in the south,
the Austro-Germans, by a counter
attack, have pierced the Russian lines
Lnd captured 1,500 prisoners, according
to the Berlin official statement. These
itrokes are about all that can be ex
pected on the eastern front while the
loft weather continues.
- On the western front there have been
no events of importance. " ;
ITALIAN STEAMER BOSNIA
SUNK BY A SUBMARINE
' ' ' - v.
Passengers and Crew Boarded Life
boats, One of Which Is Missing.
Rome, Nov. 14, 3 p. m. The Italian
Iteamshtp Bosnia has been sunk by a
tubmarine flying the Austrian flag.
The passengers and crew. boarded four
lifeboats. Three of these craft have
been landed, but the fate of the oc
supants of the fourth boat is not
tnown. x : - 1'-""
; The Bosnia was of 2,561 tons gross
Mid was built in 1898. She was 307
Jeet long, 39 feet beam and 25 feet
leep. The home port of -the Bosnia
iras Venice and she was owned by
She Sociata Nazlonale di Servlza Mar
Itlma of Rome v
MINE AMERICANS LOST
, WITH STEAMER ANCONA
3f 507 Souls Aboard Only 299 Are Re
ported Saved.
Rome, Nov. 14, 3 p m. Of ten
Americans who were on board the
Italian steamship Ancena when she
ram sunk by'a submarine off the Tun
Bian coast, 'only one was saved,' ac
tording to a statement just issued to
lay by the- Italian emigration office. i
Tho statement ja'ro says that out of
i07 passengers f.nd crew of the An
na, only 299 were saved.
HOW ENTOMBED SOLDIERS
i. ' DUG THEMSELVES OUT.
Juried by the Explosion of a German
i'; Mine Dug 61 Hours. '
Paris, Nov. 14. An episode of the
lattlefield is related in a letter from
he front in wnicn it is said two sao-
er were buried by the explosion of
lerman mine, but dug themselves out
trter i hours- work.
. The two ' men were entombed In a
mail cpaee at the end of a counter
nine gallery, tsy means of knives they
. aaae a vertical cnimney, only to find
bat it issued less than a yard from an
nemr trench.' "Waiting until nierht.
bey dug in another direction and after 2
LOSSES ON INVADERS
24 hours reached the upper air. Each
has been awarded a medal.
EMPEROR NICHOLAS AND HEfa
MAKE TOUR OF INSPECTION.
Trip Included Ports of F.evai and Riga
and Military District of Dvinsk.
Petrograd. via London. Nov. 14.
Emperor Nicholas and the young heir
to the Russian throne, -Duke Alexis
Nikolaievitch, last week made a tour
of inspection which -included the ports
of Reval and Riga and the military
districts of Dvinsk and Vitebsk.
The emperor and his son arrived at
Reval Wednesday morning. They vis
ited the naval fortress, examined the
works and reviewed the garrison. After
lunch the emperor and the grand duke
visited the harbor and boarded the
transport Europe, on which were
drawn up. the crew of a Russian sub
marine 'and the crew of a British un
derwater boat. ' The emperor personal
ly 'decorated: the two submarine com
manders with the Cross of the Order of
St. George, fourth class. . .
STEAMSHIP ANCONA ATTEMPTED
T TO ESCAPE AFTER WARNING.
Official Announcement by Austro-
Hungarian Admiralty.
Berlin, Nov. 14 (by Wireless to Say
ville). The Austro-Hungarian admir
alty today officially announced that the
Italian steamship Ancona attempted to
escape at full speed after a warning
shot had been fired across her bow and
that the vessel stopped only after be
ing shelled several times by an Austri
an submarine, says the Overseas News
agency.
The submarine commander, it is fur.
ther asserted, allowed the Ancona's
passengers and crew forty-five minutes
to abandon the ship, after which the
vessel was torpedoed, sinkiner three-
quarters of an hour later. The report
mat tne submarine nrea on tne life
boats is denied.
KRUPP GIFT OF $5,000,000
FOR RELIEF OF SUFFERERS.
Emperor William Sends Thanks for the
Donation.
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vllle). Emperor William on thanking
.U . v a - ...
mo rvrupy 3ieei company ror its dona
tion Kt 35,000,000 to the relief fund for
the benefit of families of soldiers who
have died on the battlefield, said, ac
cording to the Overseas News agency:
't is a new proof of the patriotic
mind. It is worthy of the great name
of tle Krupp whose fame as Germany's
first armorer is brightened by this
splendid initiative in social welfare and
this willingness to make sacrifices."
SERBIANS HAVE OCCUPIED
THE TOWN OF TETOVO
They Captured .One Gun and Quan
tity of Stores.
" London, Nov. 14, 9.25 p. m. A des
patch to Router's Telegram company
from Saloniki says: . -': ,
"The fighting yesterday between the
Serbians and Bulgarians in the re
gion of Tetovo resulted in a success
for the Serbians, who occupied the
town of Tetovo, capturing one gun and
a quantity of stores.;
"Tetovo is a point of sonrfe import
ance which may have a bearing on
further developments in that quarter.
The Serbians' success cannot fail to
have an influence on the position at
Katchanik Pass.
BULGARIANS HARD PUSHED
BY FRENCH AND BRITISH.
Fall of Veles is Imminent Ask Armis
tice to Bury Dead.
- Paris, Nov. 14 11.45 p. m. The Ser
bian legation here today made public
the following official, communication:
- "Although Veles is not yet in the
hands of the French and British troops,
the Bulgarians are hard pressed and
thaall of the town is Imminent. The
Bulgarians in the region of Veles have
suffered enormous losses and have re
quested an anmistice to bury their
dead." -
AFGHANISTAN PREPARING TO
k WAR AGAINST BRITISH
Fighting Has Already Begun in Sev-
eraf Places.' .'
Berlin, Nov. 14 (By wireless to "Bay
ville) Afghanistan r is preparing to
war against the British possessions in
India," according, to telegrams received
by the Overseas News agency from
Constantinople. "Fighting on the Afghan-India
frontier," the Turkish ad
vices add. "already has begun at sev
eral places." -:
Cabled Paragraphs
Greek Steamer Picks Up 22.
Athens. - via London, Nov. 14. The
Greek steamer Lassithion has landed
22 - survivors of the British steamship.
Clan MacAllister at Caaea, Crete. The
Clan McAlister was sunk on Nov. 10.
French : Nearing Veles. .
Paris. Nov. 14. The Athens - corre
spondent of the Havas Agency in a
desepatch dated ' Saturday, says that
news from a private source reported
that the French are within 12 kilo-,
meters of Veles, Serbia, which was
held by the Bulgarians. - ...
Bombarded by Italian Cruiser. -
Saloniki. via Paris. Nov. 14. The
Italian cruiser Piemonte bombarded
and destroyed the railroad station at
Dededeaghatch on Friday. The allies
also destroyed .two trains made up of
SO cars loaded with war munitions.
Prince ; Albert - Has Gastric Disorder.
London, Nov. 14, 7.20 p. m. Prince
Albert, second son of King George.
is suffering from an obstinate gastric
disorder and will have to stay in Lon
don a few weeks to undergo special
treatment, .
Prince Albert, who is a midshipman
in the British navy, was stricken with
appendicitis in August, 1914. After
undergoing an operation he rejoined
his ship in February of this year. - He
is zu years oia.
CHICAGO POLICE INVADE .
"DISTRICT OF LAKE MICHIGAN"
After an Exchange of Fifty Shots A
Woman Slightly Wounded.
Chicago,. Nov. 14. After an exchange
of fifty shots, the police today invaded
and captured Captain George Welling
ton Streeter'a 'District of Lake Michi
gan," a plot of filled-in land on the
shore of Lake Michigan, where until
today Streeter had successfully defied
the officers who sought to arrest him
on a charge of violating the 'Sunday
closing order. -
Mrs. John Hoist, wife of one or
Streeter's tenants, was slightly wound
ed; Streeter, his wife and fifteen oth
ers were placed under arrest, and 192
cases of beer, six rifles, four revolvers
and a quantity of ' ammunition con
fiscated.
The land, claimed by Streeter by
squatter's right, adjoins the fashion
able lake shore residence district.
Streeter and his "wife came there in a
sailing vessel years ago. They were
wrecked off the shore and the land in
volved was formed by sand filling in
between the wreck and the beach.
Streeter called the new made land the
United States District of Lake . Michi
gan and refused to recognize any - au
thority than that of the United States.
The city never has recognized ' his
claim, but many purchasers have pre
ferred to make a' settlement with him
rather than face a possible question as
to title. ' ' ' , - - .
' Since " Mayor . Thompson's Sunday
closing nrder, Streeter. is alleged to
have done a thriving Sunday business
in bottled beer at his shack and sev
eral charges of selling liquor without a
license are pending against him. y
The main force of the police invad
ers, consisting of thirty-five patrolmen.
two patrol ambulances;, an ambulance
and reserve force from the fire 'depart
ment,- was stationed today last out
side of sight of the Streeter shack.
which he named the Oasis. The detec
tives, principally unknown to Streeter,
entered the Oasis, where, it is alleged,
they found a number of patrons. . After
giving his order, one of the detectives
signalled to the attacking force and
the police charged. Streeter, according
to tne ponce, seized a rifle ana nrea,
but was overpowered by the detectives.
Several shots then came from an ad
joining building, the police say, and in
answering a shot from the house of
John Hoist the police are believed ot
have wounded Mrs. Hoist.
Harry de Carmaker, a youth who
'lives with Streeter, was found shiver
ing on a cake of ice in a refrigerator,
guarding the supply of beer with a rifle.
He surrendered without firing a shot.
After the police made their assault,
a fire company pulled down the Oasis".
A jury found Streeter guilty of one
cnarge of selling liquor without a li
cense last week, but he took an-r ap
peal.
GERMANS ATTEMPT TO GAIN
BY EXPLOSION OF MINE
In the Region of Frise Repulsed After
a Lively Struggle. . .
Paris, Nov. 14. 2.S5 p. m. The re
pulse of a German attempt to gain
ground by tne explosion of a mine
chamber in the region of Frise, west
of Peronne and tho bombardment of
the railroad station of Chaunes com
prise the activities of the-French forces
on the western front, reported in this
afternoon's statement from the war
office. The text of the statement fol
lows: "The enemy exploded a mine
chamber in the region of Frise. west
of Peronne and attempted to occupy
the excavation. He was repulsed after
a lively struggle. We delivered an ef
fective fire upon the railroad, station
at Chaulnes. Uipon the rest' of the
front the night passed without inci
dent " J.
SERBIANS RETREATING
IN PERFECT ORDER
Statement Says They Have Had to
Abandon No Material. .
Rome, via Paris, Nov. 14. The Ser
bian legation-has received the follow
ing statement' from Athens under Sat
urday's date:
"According to authentic information
it is untrue that Valvolo has been
captured or even threatened by Bul
garia. It was reported that the Ser.
bian army was installed at Mitraltsa.
The Serbian troops are carrying out
their retreat in perfect order and are
in no wise discouraged. They have
had to abandon no material and Bul
gar allegations to the contrary . are
raise. -
ENTENTE ALLIES IN BALKANS
; ARE MAINTAINING SECRECY
All Suspects Have Been Expelled from
the War Zone.
Paris, Nov. 14, 6.20 p. m. Military
umutsrs ax o&iuni&i nave taxen strin
gent measures - to assure secrecy re
garding the operation and movements
of the troops of the entente allies, ac
cording to a despatch from Greece to
ine xemps. ah suspects, including a
number of irregular troops and mer
chant's,, have been expelled from the
military zone.
The American consul at Malta ca
bled Secretary Lansing that 41 of the
crew and lour passengers of the An
cona. none of them Americans, hurt
been landed at Malta by, the British
steamer uroaiea.
Death of Booker
; T. Washington
'T- -.. .- -. 4- .-- r '--r.'.
LEADER OF.THE NEGRO PEOPLE
' - v OF AMERICA.
SERIOUSLY ILL A WEEK
Was Born in . Slavery in Virginia . in
1857 Founded Tuskogee Institute
' for Negroes and Was vlts President.
Tuskogee. Ala.. Nov.' 14, Booker T.
Washington,", recognized ' leader of the
negro people of America and principal
of Tuskogee Institute for Negroes, lo
cated here, died today.
. Hardening - of -Arteries.
Hardening 'of . arteries following a
nervous breakdown, caused death, four
hours after Dr. Washington arrived
here from New York early today. -
Although he - had been in falling
health for several months, the negro
leader's condition became serious only
last week while be. was in the east.
Realized End Was Near.
He then realized- the end was near.
and -it was determined to make the
last long' trip south.
Accompanied by his wife, his sec
retary and a '-physician. Dr. Washing
ton left New York ror Tuskogee Fri
day afternoon. He reached home last
midnight -and died at 4.40 o'clock this
morning. His last public appearance
was at the isational Conference of
Congregational Churches in New Ha
ven, where he -delivered a lecture Oc
tober 26.
A widow. " three children and four
grandchildren survive. John H. Wash
ington, a brother, is superintendent of
industries at Tuskogee Institute.
Funeral to Be Held Wednesday.
The funeral will be held at Tusko
gee Institute -.Wednesday- morning at
1 O CfOCK. ;'..-.
Dr. Washington was born in slaverv
near Hale's Ford,' Birginia, in 1857 or
188. After the. emancipation of his
race, he moved with his family to
West Virginia. He was-an ambitious
boy and saved his money for an edu
cation.
Worked His Way Through School.
When he was able to scrape together
sumcient money to oay his stagecoach
tare to Hampton, va.. he. entered Gen
eral Armstrong's school for negroeos
there, and worked his way through an
academic course, being .'graduated in
J87&. Later ti became a teacher In
the Hampton - institute: where he re
mained until isSl. when, he organized
the industrial school for negroes at
Tuskogee, to which he devoted most
of his attention during the remaining
years of his life. , - ;.. . .
Started- Institute in a Shanty.
The -institute started . in a -rented
shanty- church and today, it. 6wns 3,500
acres, of land in ' Alabama 'and has
nearly 100 buildings valued at half a
million dollars. - ... -
' "Gained Fame as "Author.
Washington won the sympathy and
support of leading southerners by a
speech in behalf of .his race at the
Cotton States exposition in Atlanta in
1895. In addition to- his prominence as
an educator, he gained considerable
tame as an author. An honorary de
gree of master of .arts was conferred
upon him by Harvard university in
1895 and In 1901 he was given an hon
orary degree of doctor of laws by
uartmoutn, college. .
Lunched in the White House.
An incident of Washington's career
made him the center of a nation-wide
discussion during the administration
of President Roosevelt. He sat down
to lunch with the president at the
White House," either by formal or in
formal invitation. , There was -a storm
of protest from many quarters and
some hostility was shown toward the
negro educator afterward. His work
was not seriously affected, however,
and he continued to have the coopera
tion of the white -people in both the
north and the south in striving for the
upim oi nis race. :
COL .ROOSEVELT'S TRIBUTE -
TO BOOKER T. WASHINGTON.
Declares "One of the Most Useful Citi
: zone of Our Land Has" Gone."
Oyster Bay. N. TJ Nov. 14 Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt made the following
statement on tne death oi Hooker T,
Washington: . . .
"I am deeply shacked and grieved at
the death ot Dr. Booker T. Washington.
He was one of the distinguished citi
zens of the United States, a man who
rendered . greater service to his . own
race than had ever been rendered by
anyone eise. ana wno. in so doing, ren
dered great service to the whole conn.
try. I motirn his loss and feel that one
oi tne most useful citizens of our land
has gone." . ' .
AMERICANS PRESENT MEMORIAL
- : TO JAPANESE EMPEROR
Emphasizing tho Peace and Security of
. . r ,tri Japan.
Kioto, Japan, . -Nov.' 14. American
residents in Japan' today collectively
sent a memorial to Emperor Yoshihito
congratulating him on his coronation
and emphasizing the peace and security
of life in Japan. --'.
Japanese women, are pleased by the
Inclusion in the coronation -honors -of
five women, three of -whom,' Umeko
Tsuda, Kouko Kaetsu and Kajiko Ya
jima, are social reformers. Among the
workers who have received decorations
is Colonel Yamamuro of the. Salvation
Army." : . -"
Receptions were held at Kioto and at
Kobe today in honor of the bluejackets
of the cruiser Saratoga,' the flagship
of the United States Asiatio fleet, now
at ancnor in J&ooe napDor. -
MAN KILLED AT MERIDEN
BY FALL FROM A TREE
Was . Removing a - Bee's .Nest When
- He Grasped a Rotten, Limb.
Merideiv Conn,- Nov.". 14. Joseph
Wickius, aged 27, died ) about - 9.30
o'clock this evening- from a, broken
back -which he received this afternoon
by falling, about 20 feet from a tree.
Mr. Wickius had climbed the tree to
remove a bee's nest when be grasped a
rotten limb ana leu- to the ground.
Physicians were summoned and found
that, he had broken the spine between
the shoulders. He is survived by his
widow. '
Austrian Airship
Raided Verona
THIRTY PERSONS ARE OE AD AS
.' A RESULT. "
THIRTY OTHERS INJURED
N
ineteen 'Persona Wore Killed by One
BombMost of tho Victims Were
Killed in Public Market Place. -
Rome, via Paris, Nov. 14. Thirty
persons are dead in Verona as a result
of three Austrian aeroplanes dropping
Domba on the city. Thirty other per
sons were seriously . and nineteen
slightly injured. r
The bombs of the aircraft found
most of their victims in the principal
square of the city, where citizens and
peasants from the outlying districts
were attending the market. Nineteen
persons were killed by one bomb.
Military Buildings Untouched.
The aeroplanes visited various parta
oi tne city, but none of the missiles
dropped by them fell near any of the
military buildings.
REMOVED FOR CRITICISING
PRESIDENTS ENGAGEMENT.
George Burkitt Appealed to Postoffioo
Department to Overrule His Superior
Washington. Nov. 14. A statement
was issued at the White House tonight
saying that the action of Postmaster
A. M. Koloepfer at Winnetka. Ills- in
removing his assistant from office be
cause he criticized President Wil
son's engagement to be married was
taken without the authority or knowl
edge of the president. . -
Published reports brought the inci
dent to the attention of White Houses
officials today and at the same time
it was learned that the dismissed as
sistant postmaster, George Burkitt.
bad appealed to the postoffice depart
ment to overrule his superior.
postmaster Jtuoepfer. according to
published correspondence, called upon
tJurKitt to explain a remark credited
to him that the president should "waif
at least a year before re man-vine "
Burkitt admitted making- the state
ment in the course of a genera con
versation in the postoffice, but denied
bein gguilty of any disrespect. Then
the postmaster charging him with dis
loyalty and calling attention to demer
its placed against his record, for- un
satisfactory service" asked for ' his
resignation.
In , appealing, to the postoffice de
partment Burkitt protested that his re
moval nad been irregular; that no
formal charges had been filed against
him md that he had been given no
opportunity to reply. . Daniel C. Rop
er, tnird assistant postmaster general,
is said to have replied that the civil
service laws had been fully complied
with.
PERSIA'S SHAH DECIDES ;
TO REMAIN AT TEHERAN
Hopeful of Favorable Outcome of Is
sue with Russia.
Petrograd, Nov. 14, via London,
iu.05 p. m. fersia's shah having re
solved to remain at Teheran in the
hope of a favorable issue of the pour
parlers between Persia and Russia, the
population of Persia has been reas
sured, says a telegram dated Friday
at Teheran and received here today,
The despatch adds:
"The Mussulman clergy displayed
great reserve in their sermons during
the Muharram festival.
"The Russian minister to ' Persia
made a reassuring statement, to the
Russian colony, outlining the measures
to be taken for the protection of life
and property of individuals in - the
event of complications at Teheran.
"Persians report that Suleiman Mir
zar. the democratic leader in parlia
ment, and Suleiman San. assistant
minister of the interior, are retiring
from public life, as are other officials
who are opposed to Russia. .
TAKEN FROM BURNING "
BUILDING IN NIGHT CLOTHING
Sixth Fire in Buildings Owned by the
Same Person in Meriden in Three
Years.
Meriden. Conn., ov. 15. Fire of un
known origin caused heavy damage to
a lour story building owned by Mrs.
Clara Kanischer- on South Colony
street at 1 o'clock this morning. The
tenement was occupied by three fam
ilies. all of whom were rescued. Mrs.
Kanischer and her daughter were
taken from the building in their night
clothing. This is the sixth fire which
has broken out in buildings owned by
Mrs. Kanischer within the past three
years. The fire department will in
vestigate the cause of the fire.
VOLCANO OF STROM BOLI
IN VIOLENT ERUPTION
Great Blocks of Lava and Ashes Have
Fallen Over tho Island. '
Rome, . Nov. 14. The royal observa
tory at Calania reports that the vol
cano of Stromboli was in violent erup
tion at 9 o'clock Saturday morning,
according to a Setafani agency. Great
blocks of lava and ashes have fallen
over the entire island. The town of
Lipari, on the island of the same
name, felt a shock which lasted for a
short time.
OBITUARY. -
Theodora M. Maltbio.
' Granby, Conn., Nov. " 14, Theodore
M. Maltbie, aged 73, prominent among
the elder members of the county and
state bar association, died at his
home here yesterday. He was admit
ted to practice in 1863, and five' times
sat In the general assembly and was
in the constitutional convention ol
1902. His son is William Ml Malble,
secretary to Governor M. H. Holcomb.
A : daughter also survives. . .- .-
Captain Henry J. Jones. ' '
Clinton, Conn,' Nov.' "14. Captain
Henry J. Jones,: a retired sea -captain
arid one of .the- best known mariners
along the eastern coast,, died bis
home here 'today, aged 78. .For many
years he was captain of schooners
carrying brownstone from Portland,
Conn., to southern ports. He at one
time owned several vessels of his own.
Captain Jones retired about 15 yeara
ago. He leaves his widow and a son.
Condensed Telegrams
with masks to withstand gas attacks.
A promising new oil well was' shot
at Licking, O., by the Ohio Cities Gob
Co. .
Safety-first campaigns were started
In Philadelphia, Washington and Bal
timore. Robbers entered tho State Bank at
Columbiavllle, Mich-, and escaped with
4,000 in cash.
Baron Vernon, captain of the Derby
shire Yeomanry of the British army,
died at Malta.
D.:HM.:HM U .... 1 a AnKnn mill
be placed on the exporatation of but
ter from Sweden.
Lina Cavaliari, the opera singer, ar
rived in New York from Lisbon on
the steamer Patria.
Coonar exnorta from Dorta alone the
Xtlantic during the week ended Nov.
11 totalled 5,861 tons.
Practically tho entire personal fort
une of Czar - Ferdinand of Bulgaria is
tied up in a London bank.
Frank Robinson, 66, mayor of Bang
or, Me, died at his home there after
an illness of several months.
Henry B. Lockwood, former banker
and member of the New York Stock
Exchange, died in New York.
A machine gun company, which will
be part of the West Virginia National
Guard, was organized at Huntington.
Aman who registered as John Law
of Philadelphia, committed suicide at
the Kroadway Central Hotel, New
York.
Coffee. - tea and cocoa were added
to the list of products whose sale will
be regulated by the German Govern
ment. -
The Haitian Senate approved, the
treaty with the United States provid
ing for American protection over the
country. "
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Barney Corn, aliaa "Jew Barney,"
was acquitted in New York of the
murder of Charles Miller, clerk of the
Hotel Atlas.
October output of Cambria Steal
Co.. broke all records or tne company,
the output being 122,069 tons of fin
ished product.
Heavy rains extinguished forest
fires which destroyed about 10,000
acres of timber in the vicinity of
Lewisburg, W. va.
Tho greatest volume of exports mvur.
recorded at a single port in -tne History
ot -the-United -States,- left New York
harbor during -October. W
Italy has followed tho lead of Ja
pan. Russia, England, and France in
requesting China to postpone tne es
tablishment of a monarchy.
Tha Mavar af Great Band. Ind an
nounced that the city will not fceed
outside aid in recovering from the ef
fects ot the recent tornado. .
United Stataa sailors from the
cruiser Saratoga, now in Japanese
waters, were entertained by Japanese
sailors on the battleship Settsu.
A contract for $65,000,000 worth of
powder to be delivered in 1917 was
placed with the du Pont Powder Co,
by representatives of the allies.
Sunday evening services in St. Paul's
Cathedral, London, have been discon
tinued, for fear that the lights might
furnish targets for air raiders.
Tho sale by the Merrimack Manu
facturing company, Lowell. Mass., of
its print business to the Pacific Cot
ton Mills of Lawrence was announced.
A number of gold 'medals to be
awarded to Qualified expert team rifle
men of the navy arrived at the Navy
Department from the Philadelphia
mint.
Governors of -Mexican states who
have gathered at San Antonio, Tex,
left there for Monterey to attend an
Important conference with Gen. Car
ranza.
The .Yale & Towne Manufacturing
Company at Stamford. Conn, granted
an Increase to 4.60U employes, xne in
crease will add $250,000 to the yearly
payroll.
John Dekay, an American, was held
in a liondon ponce court ror extradi
tion to France on a charge of fraud
in connection with a sale of rifles to
Belgium.
Following examinations throughout
the country. Secretary aDniels an
nounced that six men had qualified
for ensignship in the navy. All were
enlisted men, .
- Fire destroyed tho residence of John
F. W. Merrill and two barns contain
ing fo.ty cows and three horses at
Amesbury, Mass. The lu.-s is estimat
ed at tl 8,000."
' Tan horses will bo aent by the War
Department to Battery B. of the Penn
sylvania National Guard. The gov
ernment allows for their food and two
men to care for them.
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Assemblyman Frank B. Thorn of
Orchard Park. Brie County, has . been
named third deputy commissioner of
the Industrial- Commission of New
York at a salary of $5,000.
Fire years' time and an expenditure
of approximately $27,000,000, is requir
ed for the thorough rehabilitation of
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railway company.
Tho freighter P. D. Armour of tho
Bore land Cornelius line, from Cleve
land to Buffalo, with uoaL struck on a
shoal in - Lake Erie off Waldermeer,
four miles west of here last night, and
after -being pounded for hours 'by a
heavy sea, sank.
Tha statement of tho actual condi
tion of the New York clearing house
banks - and trust companies for the
week shows that they hold $193,845,870
reserve in excess of legal require
ments. This is an increase of $4,744,870
over last week. .
Dr. David Starr Jordan, president of
the International Peace Congress re
cently held at San Francisco, called
on President Wilson to ask his coop
eration In forming a peace bureau in
the hope of establishing an early peace
between the warring nations of Eu
rope. .
MERIDEN STRIKERS USE REVOLVERS
When Strikebreakers Were Rushed Into the Grounds j
of International Silver Co. Sunday
ALL AVAILABLE POLICE
Exchange of Shot Was Brisk for a Time and Many Stones
Were Thrown No One Was Injured Sixteen Arrests
of Strikers Were -.Made-1 When Searched at Police
1 Headquarters Many of Them Were Found to Have Re
volvers and Stones Rioting Aroused the Whole
Neighborhood and Caused
Meriden, Conn- Nov. 14. A pitch
ed battle in which revolvers and stones
were freely used occurred early today
between strikers of the International
Silver company here and persons in
side tne yard and building of one of
its factories near the center of the
city, when tha company rushed into
the factory about 76 strikebreakers in
two large motor trucks. No one was
injured, so far as known. Sixteen ar
rests of serikers were made. The.
trouble occurred at Factory H.
Waiting For Strikebreakers.
The strikers, about 3,000 of whom
are out at the various shops of the
company In the city, had anticipated
the coming of the strikebreakers, it is
said, and Friday night posted a large
number of pickets near this factory.
i hey were on duty again last night
and early today and when the motor
trucks, with their load of strikebreak
ers, dashill through the picket line and
into the shop confines, the trouble be
gan.. Fusillade of Revolver Shots.
There was a fusillade of revolver
M'CALL TO BE SERVED
WITH CHARGES OF MISCONDUCT
Governor Whitman Will Conduct the
Hearing Personally.
Albany, N. Y, Nov. 14. Edward E.
McCall, chairman of the downstate
public service commission, will be
served late tomorrow afternoon with
charges of misconduct in office, neglect
Lin office and inefficiency by William A.
rr, private secretary to Governor
Whitman. -McCall trill have-ten days
in which to answer the allegations,
and -if he requires' his foil time his
answer will be due on Thanksgiving
day, which would cause his hearing to
start on Friday, Nov. 26.
The charges- against . McCall were
filed with the governor's secretary b7
counsel for the Thompson . legislative
Investigating committee. The commit
tee has been conducting an inquiry into
the work of the downstate commission.
The governor will conduct the McCall
hearing personally, although he has
authority to appoint a commissioner to
do so. He declined to discuss the
charges.
AMERICAN LIEUTENANT
WOUNDED IN HAITL
Marine Patrol Has Completed Pacifi
cation Along the Railway.
Washington, Nov. 14. First Lieu
tenant E. A. Oesterman, marine corps,
was slightly wounded in the arm in a
brush with hostile Haitlens Friday
along the Bahon railway, east of Cape
Haitien. 'A report to the navy de
partment yesterday said the marine
patrol had completed its work of paci
fication along the railway in that sec
tion and would start out to the west
tomorrow with the expectation of re
turning to Cape Haitien in two days.
A mounted detarchment of marines
visited the towns in the Artibonita
valley and found quiet and a friendly
spirit toward the Americana.
FIRST TOUCH OF WINTER
IN THE NORTHWEST.
Two Degrees Below Zero Recorded at
. Sheridan, Wyo.
Washington, Nov. 14. Two degrees
below zero at Sheridan, Wyo, the
Yellowstone aXtlonal park, zero' at
Billings. Mont, and freezing weather
at many points along the Canadian
border in the northwest yesterday
heralded the first touch of winter. The
weather bureau &aid low temperatures
has prevailed for several days in the
Canadian northwest and rock moun
tain region. This has been somewhat
intensified by a high pressure area
overspreading the North Pacific coast.
CLINTON BOAT BUILDING
ESTABLISHMENT BURNED.
A Dozen Small Boats Were Removed
'to Safety Loss $8,000.
' Clinton, Conn, Nov. 14.- Fire of un
known origin early today' destroyed
the boat building establishment ol
Clarence E. Stevens, together with
thirteen small craft in the building.
The total loss is estimated. t $8,000.
The office building, immediately ad
joining, was also damaged. A dozen
small boats on the shore were remov.
ed to safety. The burned building was
at one-time used as an armory for a
local artillery company.
Quarrel Over Game of Cards.
Stamford. Cnnn Nnv 11 TTVillsiv
ing a quarrel over a game tof cards in
a saloon last nla-bf Vitn nmoM wa
shot and wounded in the side by
f-rar.K rasquaie. . caccaro will proba-
blv WPftVM. TTltgnilttra vr. . . a
revolver from Pasqual, who was later
arrestea. ,
$1,500 Fir in Stamford.
t Stamford, Conn, Nov. ' 14. Fire,
which started In the attic did 11.500
damage to the parsonage of the local
colored .Baptist church last night.
Postal Savings Banks in Russia.
Petrograd via London. Nov. 14. 10.50
p. m. The' Russian government Ms
opening 6,000 new savings banks In
connection with postofflces. ..
- Movements of 8teamships.
New York, Nov. 14. Sailed, steamer
San Guglielzno, Genoa. ,
WERE SENT TO SCENE
Much Excitement-
shots from inside the factory en
closure. A shower of stones followed ;
from outside. The exchange of shots '
was brisk for a time filling the air
with smoke while bullets apd stones
shattered the factory windows. - All
available police were rushed ' to' the
scene and after the arrests distur
bance died down.
Aroused Whole Neighborhood.
The rioting aroused the while neigh
borhood and citizens crowded from
their homes to learn, the- cause of the
unusual disturbance.
The company, it is understood,, be
gan Friday to prepare for the strike
breakers placing cots and provisions
Inside the facte ry building. The men
it is said, came from New York, mak
ing the trip as far as New Haven by
train and from there by the - motor
trucks.
Had Revolvers and Stones.
When the strikers were searched at
police headquarters, in the pockets of
many of them, according to the po
lice, were found revolvers and atones.
6EARCHING WOODS FOR MAN ,
WHO ABDUCTED HIS WIFE
New Hampshire Man Threatened to .
Shoot Anyone Who Approached Him.
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Portsmouth, N. H., Nov. 14. An
armed posse searched the woods near
Atkrinso ntoday for Henry HCbbs, who
escaped from his house in that town
early today when officers went there
to rescue his wife, alleged to have,
beeg. abducted, by. him fwci- herv hgm&
in this city. According to the of
ficials Hobbs carried a rlflle and a re- .
volver when he went into the woods
and threatened to- shoot anyone who
approached him. ' He had not been
found tonight. His brother, a Hav. -erhill
man, who is said to have driven
a motor car in which the woman was
taxen to Atkinson last night, warn ar
rested in connection with the case.
Mrs. Hobbs half hOTin rn....
ceedings and, according to her state-
i omcers, ner Husband
wished to rnmnpl hr- .in a i
of some sporeraar which she owned
one sa.s tnat a man dressed as a po-
iiL-t-iiittn, cauea at ner home here and
induced her to onur thn mnt -
on a pretext that her attorney wished
ia w iu ner ana mat later she was
taken to the Atkinson house and lock
ed in a room, the windows of which
were locked. When officers traced
her to her house today, they say they
were flHmittAfi Kv Hnhh. ,K
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ately disappeared. The woman was
found in a state of' collapse. t
IN COMMAND AGAINST
GERMANIC SOUTH AFRICA,
To Send a Force of 25,000 Men if That
Number is Necessary.
Pretoria. TTninn nf Rnnth AM..
14, via London, 1.20 p. m. General
Jan Christian Smuts, minister of de
fense, has been given supreme com
mand of the military expedition
aeainst Germanic. South ifrim m,l
Union of South Africa government has
aeciaea to send against the German
colony as many as 25.000 men if a
force of that size should be deemed
necessary.
A great recruiting campaign is being
planned In the union tnmi,. vninn.
teers for the Overseas armies as well
as for operations in Africa.
VATICAN DENIES PEACE
PROPOSAL FROM KING WILUAM
Neither of the Sides Has Made Over.
turea to the Pope.
Rome. Not. 14 l 1! n m via Oot.
Nov. 14. The assertion made recent
ly in many quarters that Emperor Wil
liam has written - to Pope Benedict
asking that the pope secure a peace
truce from theallies today, drew a de
nial from the Vatican. Vatican offi
cials declared that neither of the sides
had made proposals to the pope look
ing for peace. They denied that nego
tiations for peace were taking place
and declared that there was no prob
ability that pour parlers for peace
would be started.
POPE BENEDICT VISITS
CHURCH OF SAINT ANNA.
An Important Departure from tho Cut- '
torn of Pontiffism.
Rome, via Paris, Nov. 14. Pope Ben-
edict has made an important departure i
from the custom of the pontiffism by
visiting the Church of Saint Anna, -adjoining
the apostolic palace, and thus
going outside the Vatican precinct, ac
cording to the newspaper Giornale
D'lalia. Since the fall of temporal t
power one form of papal protest
against the new order of things has -been
the seclusion of the pontiffs an '
the Vatican.
BRISTOL MAN FOUND
HOME IN FLAMES
Had Difficulty Arousing His Wife and
Two Daughter. '
Bristol. Conn, Nov. 14. Returning
to his home in Edgewood lata tonight,'
Frank A. Barnes found the building cm
fire and he had considerable difficulty-,
in arousing his wife and two daugh-;
tera, who were asleep on the second'
floor.. They finally escaped In their,
night clothes, after considerable difS- j
cultyv Tho house was destroyed, the
loss being about $8,000. . The origin
ot tho blae is not known. J
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